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I believe a few of the prototypes were deployed. Given the scale of the war it is unlikely that we'll have any clear reports on performance though (at least until Russia declassifies them). The BMP-T concept does remind me of another conjecture though: Will the multi-turreted tank return? I know some of the BMP-T concepts involved multiple turrets (e.g. two independent 23mm equipped turrets, or independent high elevation grenade launcher turrets that could operate independently of the main turret).The development of light weight RWS/RCWS would potentially enable such a trend: We already have motorised RWS on many tanks (effectively acting as a second turret). One could see a situation similar M1 Abraham's that were fitted with a machine gun for the loader as well as a commander's machine gun... The benefit would be faster reaction times.One could even envision a situation with a conventional single turret (with autoloader) - but the loader position becoming replaced with a second gunner to increase situational awareness - with two (or even three panoramic sights). The commander and second gunner would both contribute to improved situational awareness and could hand-off targets to the main gunner who would then engage them.
I believe a few of the prototypes were deployed. Given the scale of the war it is unlikely that we'll have any clear reports on performance though (at least until Russia declassifies them). The BMP-T concept does remind me of another conjecture though: Will the multi-turreted tank return? I know some of the BMP-T concepts involved multiple turrets (e.g. two independent 23mm equipped turrets, or independent high elevation grenade launcher turrets that could operate independently of the main turret).
The development of light weight RWS/RCWS would potentially enable such a trend: We already have motorised RWS on many tanks (effectively acting as a second turret). One could see a situation similar M1 Abraham's that were fitted with a machine gun for the loader as well as a commander's machine gun... The benefit would be faster reaction times.
One could even envision a situation with a conventional single turret (with autoloader) - but the loader position becoming replaced with a second gunner to increase situational awareness - with two (or even three panoramic sights). The commander and second gunner would both contribute to improved situational awareness and could hand-off targets to the main gunner who would then engage them.
